The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Tipton with Councilman Myrick giving the
invocation.Councilmembers Baxter,
Crosby, Griffin, Kerby, Myrick, Rawlings, Attorney Dickey, City Administrator
Akridge, Police Chief Pike, Fire Chief Tyler and Asst. City Clerk Diane Proudfoot
were present.

Councilman
Myrick made a motion to approve the draft copy of the minutes of the September
20, 2012 meeting.Councilman Baxter
seconded the motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.Councilman Baxter made a motion to approve
the agenda of the October 4, 2012 meeting.Councilman Myrick seconded the motion and it passed with six affirmative
votes.

Administrative
& Committee reports:

City
Administrator Akridge reported on the following:

1.Budget
reviews will be held on Monday with Department Heads

2.August
SPLOST was $48,021.38

3.The
L.M.I.G. street resurfacing list has been distributed for council review which includes:

a.400 to 500 block of Oak Street -
550 feet;

b.700 block of Boulevard Street - 350
feet;

c.Church Street – Moore to Main - 750 feet;

d.Pine Street – Hwy 80 to Cregor Street - 2,050
feet;

e.Chestnut Street – Moore to Main - 750 feet

The
grant total is $33,321.00 and the City match would be 10% $3,321.00

4.Invoices
paid under contract as of last council meeting were also distributed for review

Councilman
Crosby reported on the following:

1.The Bloomingdale History Museum and
Visitor’s Center will hold its Grand Opening on November 10, 2012 at 3:00pm.Invitations will be going out two weeks
before the event.

2.There has been a tremendous donation and/or
loan of artifacts and memorabilia.

3.The Christmas tree being donated by Paul
Lovezzola will be moved to the Museum by Mr. Karl Johnson and planted in time
for the seconded annual Christmas tree lighting to be held on December 1, 2012.

Councilwoman
Griffin reported on the following:

1.The Annual Homecoming parade will be
held on November 3, 2012 with line up starting at 8:00am behind Bloomingdale
School and the parade will pull out at 8:30am.

3.Trophies will be given in three
categories: most attractive, most creative and most original.

4.Friday night before the parade a cookout
will be held for the players and cheerleaders at 6:00pm.

Mayor Tipton stated he
was very proud of all the work at Taylor Park to bring it up to the standard it
is today.

OLD
BUSINESS:None

NEW
BUSINESS:

Consideration of
Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance for Recreational facilities.Councilwoman
Griffin made a motion to approve the first reading of the Alcohol
ordinance with the change to exclude City rental property and 205 E. Hwy
80.Councilman Crosby seconded the
motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.

Consider amendment
to the Personnel Policy to compensate employee dependent coverage at 25%
of total cost.Councilman
Myrick made a motion to amend the Personnel Policy to reflect the City will
supplement 25% of

the
total cost of employee dependent insurance coverage.Councilwoman Griffin seconded the motion and
it passed with six affirmative votes.

Consideration of
placing new Welcome Signs at City limits.Councilman Crosby stated that there
has been discussion regarding placing new Welcome Signs at the City
entrances.Councilman Crosby will
move forward with getting three prototypes for review at a later date and
the City Attorney will be working with Mr. Karl Johnson on placing a sign
on his property located at the West end of the City.

Councilman Myrick made
a motion to adjourn into executive session.Councilman Baxter seconded the motion and it passed with six affirmative
votes.At the conclusion of the
executive session, Councilman Baxter made a motion to return to regular session
and approve the execution of the affidavit as required by the Open Meetings
Act.Councilwoman Griffin seconded the
motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.

Mayor Tipton reported that this
concludes theitems
presented for consideration for inclusion on the Council agenda prior to the deadline
of Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

The accounts payables were presented with Councilman
Myrick making a motion to pay the bills.Councilman Crosby seconded the motion and it passed with six affirmative
votes.

There being no further business, Councilman Kerby
made a motion to adjourn at 7:35pm.Councilwoman Griffin seconded the motion and it passed with six affirmative
votes.

Respectfully submitted,

Diane Proudfoot, Asst. City Clerk

Note:Section § 50-14-1 of the Official Code of the
State of Georgia Annotated requires that the minutes shall, as a minimum,
include a description of each motion or other proposal made, and a record of
all votes.These minutes meet the
minimum requirements.However, in an
attempt to provide as much information as possible to the citizens, the recording
clerk has included additional background data and discussion on the subjects
presented to council.The statements of
individuals are not verbatim and may be summary in nature.